Jack receives mementos of his father from an anonymous sender. This triggers a search for JackÂ´s mother, who has been missing since Jack was a boy. But when he finally gets to meet her, she turns out to be a fugitive in fear of her life. And JackÂ´s presence only complicate things more.

original airdate--January 23,1989 rating--14.6 million

network: abc

music--MacGyver Theme song by Randy Edelman

MacGyverisms

Used lug wrench to disconnect himself from van's shackles

"Oh I've heard about you! You're the guy who does the whatchamacallits, you know, MacGyverisms; turns one thing into another?"